LG pushes back on TV spying claims, says audio processing stays on-device
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LG says its smart TVs do not continuously record or transmit conversations and that wake-word detection is processed locally; it also notes that Automatic Content Recognition, voice recognition, and interest-based advertising are optional and not enabled by default, though critics note that logs show ambient audio data and privacy concerns remain unaddressed.
- LG responds to TV spying allegations The Verge
- LG strongly denies TV spying claims, says tracking and snooping concerns 'not true' — online investigation claims 216,000,000 TVs spy and record audio Tom's Hardware
- LG defends smart-TV features amid audio surveillance allegations Al Jazeera
- LG smart TVs can be hacked to listen in on your conversations, new report shows wcnc.com
- LG Denies Its Televisions Record Ambient Conversations for Ad Targeting CNET
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